Layered Rose Friend Birthday Cards - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! Just popping by today to share a couple of cards using some pretty supplies from Simon Says Stamp - I especially love that beautiful floral stencil!

I started off by stenciling the beautiful Elegant Rose stencil in two different color combos - Butter, Zest, Honey, Tidepool, and Aegean for one color combo, and then Peachy, Grapefruit, Mandarin, Cabbage, and Artichoke for the other. I hadn't had a chance to use the coordinating dies yet, and I love the extra fun those added! I then added some Fog cardstock cut to fit inside my A2 cardbase, rounding off one corner, and adding some white splatters before adhering it down. I used the Wirework Hearts embossing folder on a panel of white cardstock, then tore it diagonally in half before adhering with foam adhesive. I added the florals, using liquid glue for the bottom part, and foam adhesive to support the upper portion on each one. I heat embossed a sentiment from Love and Friendship Plaque Slides stamp set and then die cut with a Basic Circles die. FUN TIP: for crisp white heat embossing, stamp in white pigment ink, then heat emboss with white embossing powder. I love how well it works! Finishing touch on these cards was a few coordinating gems in Peachy and Butter! Here is a closer look at each of them:

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Hey Girl Sunset Card - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! Today I'm dreaming of tropical destinations it would appear! I saw a fun image on Pinterest that inspired me to create this clean and graphic ocean sunset scene - also a great way to use up some colored cardstock scraps! And how fun are those sentiments?!? All supplies are from Simon Says Stamp - keep reading to see how this card came together!

I already mentioned I saw a fun image on Pinterest that inspired me (you can see it HERE). I pulled out my own choices of colored cardstock - using Lipstick, Orange Peel, Creamsicle, Bright Yellow, Banana, Lemon Chiffon, Surf Blue, Audrey Blue, and Peacock. I cut thin strips, then adhered them from top to bottom, overlapping each one for a layered and dimensional effect. Once I had them all done, I blended a bit of Fawn ink around the edges to add some shading and interest, then splattered with White Splatter. While that dried, I die cut the Hey Girl sentiment from white and black cardstock, and stamped and die cut a secondary sentiment from Through the Window. I trimmed the main panel down, matted with a bit of black cardstock, and then adhered to a white cardbase, added my sentiments with foam adhesive, and then finished off with a sparkly row of Sunbeam Gems for some shine on the sun! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Can You Believe Birthday Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I've been dreaming of far off places again - and I particularly love fun little cafes in Europe. Who else loves to hop on a plane and go explore the world? Well, I'm visiting friends in Wyoming right now, which is hardly a warm and sunny destination, but a beautiful location made even better from the amazing friends I get to share it with! I'll just imagine we are looking out the window and seeing this - maybe someday, right? I love this set from Simon Says Stamp - it was in a previous Card Kit, and I don't feel like I gave it enough attention, so thought I'd pull it out again and put it to use!

I used the Through the Window, set to create my little scene, heat embossing the window with Gold Pearl embossing powder on white cardstock. Then I stamped the little street cafe scene in Nocturne ink and clear heat embossed for some crisp black shine. I die cut the window, and popped it up with foam strips over the scene. The sentiment is from Inside Greetings Birthday, and just made me giggle, so had to use it! I die cut that panel with one of the A2 Rectangles dies, then die cut one of the A2 Postage Rectangles dies from Lipstick cardstock. I mounted that entire thing on a Cream cardbase and embellished with lots of Dazzling Gold gems to finish off! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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All the Perks Birthday Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a fun clean and graphic card to share with some fun stenciled ink blending, simple stamped and heat embossed images, and a modern and clean layout featuring a couple of fun sets from Simon Says Stamp!

I hadn't had as much chance to use the cute Best-teas set as I wanted - especially the coordinating dies since I didn't get them until later. And while coloring images is fun, there is something I just love about a crisp black stamped image, and adding a pop of ink blended color to the background is a great way to achieve a fun layout! I used the Heart Masks stencil set along with Cheeky, Blush, and Mandarin inks to blend a layered heart background on a white cardbase, then added a tiny bit of Black Splatter over the top. While that dried, I stamped several images an a sentiment from the Best-teas stamp set in Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear powder for some fun shine. I die cut those out, and popped them all up with foam on my background. Finished off with a few Mandarin Dazzling Gems for sparkle and shine! Here is a closer look at this card:

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Artistic Embossed Lilac Card - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers - they may have a rather short season, but they have always felt like spring to me. Growing up, we had several bushes in varying colors. I loved the old fashioned varieties the best - I'm convinced they had a sweeter fragrance, but I don't know that I could explain it! I've had this fun embossing folder and die combination from Simon Says Stamp in my stash for a while now, and pulled it out a couple days ago, deciding it was high time I put it to use. I absolutely LOVE it - and can't believe I waited so long to use it!

I used the Pristine Lilac embossing folder and die combo, first cutting the image out of watercolor paper, then taping it in place and running it through the embossing folder. I then ink blended over it with Amethyst, Iris, Cabbage, and Kale inks before misting lightly with water. I let that dry, then carefully brushed a bit more of the deeper ink colors over the top to bring out the details again and add more depth to the image. I also added some gold splatters with my Starry Colors palette, as well as some white splatters. While that dried, I did a bit of subtle tone on tone inking on my cardbase, using Delicate Lattice stencil and the two lighter shades of ink. I first ink blended a base, then placed the stencil over top and stenciled again with the same color. I also die cut a window from a panel of white cardstock using Nested Stitched Ovals dies, and adhered that with foam adhesive over the top. I carefully tucked the finished flower into the frame, added a sentiment from Delicate Blossoms, a white twine bow, and a few Clear Dazzling Gems to finish! Here is a closer look at the fun details on this card:

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In and Out Embossing Folder Technique - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Okay - I am SOOO excited to share today's cards - it's kind of a fun mixing of different techniques, and I love how it turned out! I also used one more final leftover from the previous string of cards - these are the heart cut outs from the shaker cards I shared yesterday! I used lots of supplies from Simon Says Stamp to put these together - keep reading to find out how!

This card uses both the embossed AND debossed side of the Dancing Starlets embossing folder. It works so great, because it is a symmetric design. I first used it with white cardstock, then turned the cardstock over and swiped an ink pad over the entire surface a few times. I used a full size Wheat and Shell ink pad. Doing this adds a light brushing of ink on the flat part of the cardstock, and leaves the debossed portions white, making the pattern pop. It also concentrates color around the detail places, making them stand out even more! Then, I ran the die cut hearts from Stitched Basic Hearts die through the embossing folder, taping them in the place I wanted them so they would be centered in the design. Then, I pulled out my White Pigment ink pad, and swiped that gently across the surface of the embossed side of those. This time, the white ink stuck to the raised areas, leaving the underneath portion the colored cardstock color. Then I carefully placed it with Big Momma foam adhesive (for subtle dimension!) in place over the other panel, so it created a sort of inlaid and reverse image. Isn't it cool? I'm so happy with how it turned out! To finish, I simply added the hugs sentiment, stamped and die cut with Good Greetings 1 stamp set, and the tiny supporting sentiment from the same set, hand trimmed into a banner shape. Here is a closer look at the details of this cool technique: 

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